Dead driver not wearing seat belt

British bases police on Wednesday said that a 42-year old man who was killed in a traffic collision in Akrotiri the previous day had not been wearing a seatbelt.

An autopsy performed on the body on Wednesday morning showed that his death was due to serious head and chest injuries.

It was noted that the 42-year-old was not wearing a seat belt, while tests are ongoing to determine the exact causes of the accident.

The fatal road collision occurred at 14.05 on Tuesday, on the Akrotiri – Kolossi road, when the man’s vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by a 44-year-old British man.

The father of three was killed instantly while his 18-year-old son, who was a passenger in the car, was not hurt.

The other driver, along with his five-year-old daughter, who was in a child seat, were also unharmed.